New Jersey - Cumberland County
Cumberland County New Jersey has 30 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 9 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Hoskins, Caesar, Log Cabin, A.J. MEERWALD (Schooner), Giles, Gen. James, House, Greenwich Historic District and Hoskins, Caesar, Log Cabin.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Early, Middle, Late Woodland, Late Archaic and Paleoindian dating back to 9999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Cumberland County historic places including Gen. James Giles, Capt. Henry E. Raabe, Nathaniel Murry and Jeremiah Buck.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cumberland County places including Stowman, Charles H., & Sons, Tatnall-Brown Co., N. & S. Middleton, Lynchburg Foundry Co., J.O. Betelle, William Wrifford, U.S. Lighthouse Board, Jeremiah Buck and William H. Lee. Prominent architectural styles found in Cumberland Country are Federal, Colonial and Georgian.

A.J. MEERWALD (Schooner) (added 1995 - - #95001256)
22 Miller Ave. on Maurice River, Commercial Township , Bivalve
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stowman, Charles H., & Sons
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Maritime History, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site, Water-Related
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Beth Hillel Synagogue (added 1978 - - #78001755)
Irving Ave. , Carmel
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1999 - - #99001312)
Sheppards Mill Rd. (Greenwich Township) , Springtown
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
et.al., Murry, Nathaniel
Area of Significance:
Black
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks (added 1996 - - #96000079)
Shell Rd., Miller and Howard Sts., Commercial Township , Bivalve
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Maritime History, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Processing
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Bridgeton Historic District (added 1982 - - #82001043)
Roughly bounded by RR Tracks, South Ave., Lake, Commerce, Water, Belmont, Cohensey, and Penn Sts. , Bridgeton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Buck, Jeremiah, House (added 1975 - - #75001130)
Also known as Elmer,Jonathan,House
297 E. Commerce St. , Bridgeton
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Buck,Jeremiah
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Buck,Jeremiah,et al.
Significant Year:
1808
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Industry, Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
CASHIER (oyster schooner) (added 2016 - - #15001050)
Commercial Township, Commercial Township
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1825-1974 AD
Deerfield Pike Tollgate House (added 1975 - - #75001131)
89 Old Deerfield Pike , Bridgeton
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Deerfield Presbyterian Church (added 1980 - - #80002481)
NE of Seabrook , Seabrook
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Giles, Gen. James, House (added 1978 - - #78001754)
Also known as Gates House
143 W. Broad St. , Bridgeton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Historic Person:
Giles,Gen. James
Significant Year:
1791
Area of Significance:
Military, Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Greenwich Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000772)
Main St. from Cohansey River N to Othello , Greenwich
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial, Federal
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
Hoskins, Caesar, Log Cabin (added 1987 - - #87001521)
Also known as Smith Log Cabin
Jct. of South and Second Sts. , Mauricetown
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Art, European, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Swedish
Period of Significance:
1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Indian Head Site (added 2004 - - #04001196)
Also known as 28-CU-79
Address Restricted , Deerfield Township
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Early, Middle, Late Woodland, Early, Middle, Late Archaic, Paleoindian
Period of Significance:
9000-9999 BC, 1749-1500 AD
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Landis Theatre--Mori Brothers Building (added 2000 - - #00001405)
830-834 Landis Ave. , Vineland
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lee, William H.
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Levoy Theatre (added 1998 - - #98001064)
126-130 N. High St. , Millville City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wrifford, William
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Late Gothic Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Maskel, Thomas, House (added 1975 - - #75001132)
2 mi. W of Greenwich on Bacon's Neck Rd. , Greenwich
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Maurice River Lighthouse (added 1995 - - #95001047)
Also known as East Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse Rd., near the jct. of East Point Rd. , Maurice River Township
Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Middleton, N. & S.
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Mauricetown Historic District (added 2018 - - #100002252)
Roughly along Highland Street, Commercial Township
Emmonz2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early-Mid 19th Century, Late 19th Century, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1815-1930 AD
Miah Maull Shoal Lighthouse (added 1991 - - #90002188)
In Delaware Bay 5 mi. SW of Egg Island Point , Delaware Bay
Sebastian Wallroth, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tatnall-Brown Co., Lynchburg Foundry Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Millville's First Bank Building (added 1980 - - #80002480)
Also known as Old Library Building
2nd and E. Main Sts. , Millville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Economics, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Library
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Clinic
Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (added 1974 - - #74001159)
Also known as First Presbyterian Church
Broad and Lawrence Sts. , Bridgeton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Old Stone Church (added 1977 - - #77000860)
N of Cedarville on NJ 553 , Cedarville
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Potter's Tavern (added 1971 - - #71000501)
49--51 Broad St. , Bridgeton
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Remington, John and Elizabeth, House (added 2015 - - #15000420)
Hopewell Township, Hopewell Township
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1824 AD
SPINDRIFT SAILING YACHT (added 1982 - - #82003271)
S. of Bridgeton , Bridgeton
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Raabe,Capt. Henry E.
Significant Year:
1882
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Seeley, Samuel W., House (added 1976 - - #76001150)
Also known as McGee,Robert,House
274 E. Commerce St. , Bridgeton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Ship John Shoal Light Station (added 2006 - - #06000630)
Also known as Ship John Shoal Light
In Delaware Bay, 3.3 mi. W-SW of Sea Breeze , Sea Breeze
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
U.S. Lighthouse Board
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
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Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1995 - - #95001138)
Also known as Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church
Bridgeton-Milltown Rd. (NJ 49), E of Woodruff Rd. (Co. Rd. 553), Fairfield Twp. , Gouldtown
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Vineland High School (added 1995 - - #95000181)
Also known as Landis Intermediate School
61 W. Landis Ave. , Vineland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Betelle, J.O.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
Wood Mansion House (added 2013 - - #13000975)
821 Columbia Ave., Millville City
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